WO2003081369A2 - Method and device for comparing the properties of products - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to methods and devices for checking the properties of goods and services.
- these are systems that allow the user to check which quality features and ingredients products have.
- the object of the invention is to provide a method and a device which enable consumers to determine in a very short time whether the product meets their requirements.
- the decisive factor is a mobile device that can access exclusion and target criteria via a user ID, the device having input options, in particular a barcode reader, on the basis of which the product properties can be determined from a central database.
- the two items of information can be compared either on the user device or on a central server.
- Another embodiment is provided for the Internet, in which a simple link and loading of information is used to achieve the desired result. Details are described below.
- a method for checking the properties of goods and services is a method for checking the properties of goods and services, and there is access to a first database in which standardized properties of goods and services are stored.
- the goods are provided with a unique product identifier, which is preferably a barcode.
- a clear link is the preferred variant.
- the structuring of the information is preferably group-oriented, so that the information can be accessed quickly.
- the properties are entered by the manufacturer or by the company that sells the goods. They are preferably stored in XML. So that there are no assignment difficulties, a set of ingredients is provided, from which a subset is selected. This approach presupposes that the database schema is continuously adapted and updated with new classes and specifications.
- the method has a reading option for another
- Exclusion and target criteria for goods and services can be accessed. These criteria correspond to the criteria for the goods and services as already described above.
- the user can use links to specify which criteria he prefers or which he would like to avoid. It should be noted that this is only one possible embodiment. In other embodiments, fuzzy terms can be used and synonym tables from which the information can be derived. It is also conceivable to use interference algorithms that solve the problem.
- the criteria mentioned are maintained by the user for groups or certain products or services, or templates can be specified which the user specifically adjusts. It is conceivable that templates for house dust allergies or other allergies are specified, which the user only has to insert into his individual profile. This profile can be accessed through a unique user ID.
- the databases are accessed after the user has preferably marked an item or service interactively, thereby determining the product identifier.
- This identifier is used in a further step, in which the user provides the unique user identifier, in order to determine exclusion and target criteria and, on the basis of the product identifier, the properties of the goods and services.
- the criteria are compared with the properties, the result is communicated to the user.
- the user profiles are not stored on a central server, but locally on a mobile device. With this constellation, it is not Internet access to a local server is required.
- the mobile terminal is preferably a
- Wireless LAN or another network connected to a database in which the properties of products and services are stored.
- the comparison step takes place either in the mobile device after transmission of the
- the mobile device that is arranged in the network in that the exclusion and / or target criteria are made available to the central or decentralized device.
- the mobile device has, if possible, an optical reading device with which a
- Barcode can be read.
- the product identifier preferably being in the form of a unique link on the Internet
- access to the first database with the product identifier is made possible by clicking on it. Due to the corresponding signature of this link, it is possible to generate cost information.
- the provider has to pay this in the following.
- the user ID is preferably provided by information stored on the client (computer or mobile terminal). However, it is also possible to open a special window in which the user has to enter his code. However, the preferred variant is a cookie that encodes the user information. With this solution, the comparison operation can take place on a central server. However, it is also conceivable that the required information is transmitted to the client who carries out the comparison operations.
- Another component of the present invention is a mobile user device for checking the properties of goods and services, which is preferably embedded in an infrastructure, as described in the preceding methods.
- Via a reading or A product identifier is read in or entered in the input unit.
- a user ID or the exclusion and target criteria are stored in a memory area.
- the user ID and the product ID are sent to a central server via network connection means.
- the server has access to properties of goods and services via the identifiers, which it then compares with the exclusion and inclusion criteria. The latter are related to the user ID.
- the result of the comparison is sent back and the result of the comparison is displayed in a display unit, in particular the degree of agreement and / or deviation.
- the comparison is carried out on the mobile terminal, with either the exclusion and target criteria being stored on the device or being loaded via the network.
- the product properties are loaded from the network.
- the entry is preferably made via a barcode reader or a keyboard. Pens are also conceivable that enable handwriting recognition. Connection to a barcode reader or a keyboard. Pens are also conceivable that enable handwriting recognition. Connection to a barcode reader or a keyboard. Pens are also conceivable that enable handwriting recognition. Connection to a barcode reader or a keyboard. Pens are also conceivable that enable handwriting recognition. Connection to a barcode reader or a keyboard. Pens are also conceivable that enable handwriting recognition. Connection to a
- Network is preferably carried out by a wireless LAN, a GSM network or UMTS network.
- Another component of the present invention is software that implements the functionality on a conventional PDA. Please refer to the claim for details.
- Another part of the invention is a data carrier that accommodates this software.
- Yet another component of the invention is a server system which consists of several networked or a single server and which takes over the data management, in particular for the products and the users, and enables comparison operations.
- the invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of exemplary embodiments which are illustrated schematically in the figures.
- the same reference numbers in the individual figures denote the same elements. In detail shows:
- FIG. 1 shows a mobile terminal device according to the invention, which reads the information via a scanner in order to then transmit it via a wireless network and a further network to a central computer which has access to different databases in which the required information is stored;
- FIG. 2 shows a device according to the invention on the Internet, the corresponding databases being referenced by an area which is designed as a link, and a cookie being stored on the user's computer.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 The preferred two embodiments are described in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- Fig. 1 shows a mobile device 11, as z. B. can also be in the form of a pen with which a user 12 z. B. checked the ingredients of products 10 when shopping.
- the user ID is stored on the device 11, the profile, that is to say the exclusion and target criteria, also being stored in special cases. In this case, the latter are compared on the If, on the other hand, only the identifiers are available, both are transmitted to a central server 16 which has access to the databases 14 and 15.
- the characteristics of goods and services as well as the exclusion and target criteria can be determined on these databases on the basis of the identifier. After the two pieces of information have been determined, they are compared and the result is transmitted to the terminal 11 via the network 13 and the radio link.
- FIG. 2 shows an alternative embodiment, the user being connected to the central server 16 via a client computer 17 and the Internet.
- a link area 19, which is shown in an enlargement of the screen, can be clicked on by a mouse 20, wherein the click causes a unique product identifier to be sent to the server 16.
- the link area 19 represents a reference 22 to the information in the database 15.
- the reference 21 represents the connection of the user ID, which in one
- Storage medium of the client computer 17 is stored with the
- the comparison operations can take place on the client as well as on the server.
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